After leading by as many as 18 points, the USA lost to France, 76-73, on Sunday in the final;game of the 2014 France International Tournament in Paris, a tune-up for the start of play in the FIBA World Championship next weekend in Turkey. Maya Moore sank her first 3-pointer of the game with just 17.8 seconds remaining to make it 71-70. After the USA fouled, France made two free throws before Diana Taurasi made two of her own with 15 seconds remaining to cut the lead to 73-72. But that’s as close as it came. Center Sandrine Gruda, who once played for the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun, led France with 26 points and 15 rebounds. Tina Charles had 12 points and seven rebounds for the USA. Moore added 11 points and Angel McCoughtry added 10 points. The USA heads to Prague for an a final exhibition Tuesday against Czech Republic before traveling to Istanbul for final pre-World Championship preparations. The FIBA World Championship will be held Sept. 27-Oct. 5 in Ankara and Istanbul. Before the opener, the USA will need to cut from its current roster of 15 to 12,